Strength Training and Stroke

Completed · Phase 1/Phase 2

Conditions studied: Stroke

In brief

People with stroke experience weakness and incoordination. Studies have shown that with functional task practice, people can increase motor control and strength to a certain extent. This study will investigate whether adding progressive resistance strength training to functional task practice modeled after Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy results in greater motor function gains than functional task practice alone

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00629005

Run by

US Department of Veterans Affairs

People needed

20

Starts

2008-02-01

Expected to finish

2011-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2013-01-29

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 85. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• age 40-85;
• a single unilateral middle cerebral artery ischemic stroke;
• no history of drug/alcohol abuse;
• ability to follow 3-step commands and provide informed consent;
• no history of other neural disorder/dysfunction (including epilepsy), no serious medical illness or refractory depression;
• at least 300 active upper extremity elevation in scapular plane (combination of flexion and abduction);
• ability to extend the wrist 20 degrees, and two fingers and thumb 10 degrees three times in a minute;
• permission of physician (BRRC medical director or BRRC neurologist) to participate in strength training.

You may not qualify if…

• spasticity in elbow or hand (Modified Ashworth Scale > 2);
• Motor Activity Log32 scores >3 (which would indicate relatively good use of the upper extremity);
• ability to complete 135 degrees shoulder elevation easily with elbow straight (e.g., doesn't hold breath, movement is fluid, little to no effort tremor observed);
• ataxia, major sensory deficits, or hemi-inattention/neglect;

Where it is running

• North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System — Gainesville, Florida, United States

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